
When will it be your turn to get the coronavirus vaccine? Here’s a guide
It’s hard to pin down a specific answer for any one person. WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk created this interactive way to figure out where you stand.
2 years ago
Listen 4:47Omicron evades Moderna vaccine too, study suggests, but boosters help
The Moderna vaccine's ability to shield against infection drops sharply when tested on the omicron variant. But getting a booster pumps the protection back up again.
1 year ago
How Philly’s indoor dining COVID vaccine mandate will work
The policy goes into effect Jan. 3, with a short grace period.
1 year ago
Pfizer confirms COVID pill’s results, potency versus omicron
The updates come as COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalization are all rising again and the U.S. hovers around 800,000 pandemic deaths.
1 year ago
Supreme Court again leaves state vaccine mandate in place for healthcare workers
The U.S. Supreme Court has turned away a challenge to New York state's vaccine mandate for healthcare workers—a mandate that provide no exceptions for religious objectors.
1 year ago
Hospitals across Pa. are overflowing with mostly unvaccinated patients
“We're making every effort to make sure the current surge doesn't affect our ability to take care of non-COVID patients.”
1 year ago
Philly to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination for indoor dining in 2022
The mandate will start on Jan. 3, 2022. Restaurant employees will also have to show that they are vaccinated.
1 year ago
Why is it so hard to get a COVID booster these days?
Demand is high, and appointments in and around Philadelphia are at a premium right now. But super vaccination clinics probably won’t be back.
1 year ago
COVID-19 boosters on backburner for most U.S. pro sports leagues
Even as cases continue to crop up, the NFL and NHL have no current plans to follow the NBA’s lead of requiring an additional dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
1 year ago
Following NYC, Philly may require proof of vaccination for indoor dining
Cities such as New York and San Francisco have required proof of vaccination to eat inside a restaurant for months.
1 year ago
Fix the global vaccine rollout or face even worse COVID variants, experts warn
The world has "lost the plot" on equitable vaccine access and is falling far short of targets to vaccinate the global south, according to scathing assessments from experts.
1 year ago
FDA expands Pfizer COVID booster, opens extra dose to age 16
The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters, ruling that 16- and 17-year-olds can get a third dose of Pfizer’s vaccine.
1 year ago
Studies suggest sharp drop in vaccine protection v. omicron — yet cause for optimism
In small studies in South Africa and Germany, the results indicate a marked decrease in the ability of vaccines to neutralize this variant.
1 year ago
COVID cases spike even as U.S. reaches vaccine milestone
New cases in the U.S. climbed from an average of nearly 95,000 a day on Nov. 22 to almost 119,000 a day this week, and hospitalizations are up 25% from a month ago.
1 year ago
Pfizer says COVID booster offers protection against omicron
Pfizer and its partner BioNTech said lab tests showed a booster dose increased by 25-fold the level of so-called neutralizing antibodies against omicron.
1 year ago
Judge blocks Biden vaccine mandate for federal contractors
U.S. District Court Judge R. Stan Baker, in Augusta, Georgia, issued a stay to bar enforcement of the mandate nationwide.
1 year ago